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The aim of this article is to indicate the kinds of animals and their symbolic function in the works of the Japanese artist Takano Aya (b. 1976, Saitama). Her works may be interpreted as illustrative of the current attitude towards animals prevailing in contemporary Japanese society, especially its part that is deeply permeated by local pop culture. After all, her art fits into the Superflat movement...
In the anime works by Takahata Isao and Oshii Mamoru, representations of animals oppose the dominant, anthropocentric or objectified paradigm. Each director begins with the traditional meaning of animals in Japanese culture and places them in a contemporary setting. this modern aspect is far more important than the traditional one and it is used to present the conflict of tradition and modernity wherein...
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